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3 Bird Limit Next Year
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<blockquote data-quote="Southern Sportsman" data-source="post: 4899176" data-attributes="member: 10399"><p>Short answer - because the vast majority of hens start nesting in late April to early May. If gobbler kill starts too early, it disrupts breeding and may leave an insufficient number of gobblers to breed all receptive hens, thus negatively impacting reproduction. It's even worse in areas with low turkey populations. So delaying the season prevents gobbler kill until most hens have bred and are starting to nest. The Southeast Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies and their considerable combination of world-class biologists recommend timing seasons with the start of peak nest initiation. Tennessee is mostly ignoring that recommendation except for 10 out of 95 counties.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Southern Sportsman, post: 4899176, member: 10399"] Short answer - because the vast majority of hens start nesting in late April to early May. If gobbler kill starts too early, it disrupts breeding and may leave an insufficient number of gobblers to breed all receptive hens, thus negatively impacting reproduction. It’s even worse in areas with low turkey populations. So delaying the season prevents gobbler kill until most hens have bred and are starting to nest. The Southeast Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies and their considerable combination of world-class biologists recommend timing seasons with the start of peak nest initiation. Tennessee is mostly ignoring that recommendation except for 10 out of 95 counties. [/QUOTE]
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